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I have noted a definite new delay in getting the desktop screen after entering the login password on my iMac. Has anyone else experienced this? I could say that it started after I accidentally mistyped a URL and arrived at a questionable site. Does anyone have any advice concerning what this might be or how to resolve it?
Other OS, OSX 10.13.3 High Sierra
Try starting up in Safe Mode and test. It will take longer to get to the login screen because it runs some system checks and does some cache cleaning before login. If that works it my be one of your login items (Safe Mode also disables Login Items) causing the problem.
Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support
Try starting up in Safe Mode and test. It will take longer to get to the login screen because it runs some system checks and does some cache cleaning before login. If that works it my be one of your login items (Safe Mode also disables Login Items) causing the problem.
Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
It may be your Login Items interfering with existing Sleep Mode. Login Items are one of the processes Safe Mode takes out. You can try going to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items and remove them all using the ➖ button. (You always add them back with the ➕ button.)
If it's not that, then I don't know. Sleep problems are some of the most difficult to diagnose.
FWIW, I gave up on the Sleep function years ago. Ever since the inception of OS X there have been Sleep related issues. And even more lately. I just use Display Sleep and keep it set for 15 minutes so I'm not burning the screen. That way your Mac uses very little power over Sleep and is ready to use at the touch of a key without any grogginess. UNIX based systems were made to be always on and they’ve been running busy servers 24/7 for decades.
EDIT: We happen to have identical iMacs and I've been running mine w/o Sleep since it was new. I rarely shutdown or restart except for updates and upgrades. It's as good as when it was new.
The iMac booted safely in Safe Mode, but ran more slowly as anticipated with no errors. Rebooted in normal mode and exiting sleep after entering the login password still takes longer.
iMac 27-inch, Mid 2010 OSX 10.13.6 login delay
